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Apps on my iPad

Apps on my iPad

In the wake of the iPad’s release here in Belgium (which is tomorrow), I wanted to write something about the apps I use on mine. (if no price is added means the app is free. For none-native apps, clicking the name will take you straight to the app in iTunes) We’ll start top left and [...]

The Quest for an iPad.

The Quest for an iPad.

At first, I wasn’t all that excited about the iPad, ‘it’s just a bit iPod Touch’ and all. But ever since I held one and used it for a while, I was totally sold. (I guess a thank you to Filip and Sara is in order ) And I wasn’t alone, Davy and Manuel were [...]

CaseMate Barely There Case

CaseMate Barely There Case

A couple of months ago, I got myself a case for my blackberry, a Case Mate Barely There case. I wanted just that. A case to protect the back of my device (my back-cover was kinda loose), but also a case that isn’t really there (as in: doesn’t add any bulk to the device) I [...]

Android? Android!

Android? Android!

About a month ago, the operation system on my Blackberry crashed and I had to leave it at the store to be repaired (supposed to take 3/4 weeks). So basically, I was smartphone-less… So I decided to make the jump to Android. (blame @rrradiogirrrl for getting me all excited ) The phone of my choosing: [...]

Spotify Open in Belgium

Spotify Open in Belgium

I’ve had my eye on Spotify from quite a while now, but up until now, it wasn’t quite available in Belgium. What is Spotify? Let me quote them on this: ——– Think of Spotify as your new music collection. Your library. Only this time your collection is vast: 8 million tracks and counting. You can [...]

Mobile Vikings & Blackberry

Mobile Vikings & Blackberry

First off, let me introduce Mobile Vikings. Mobile Vikings is a joint-venture between City-Live and Base, and a mobile operator in Belgium. Currently offering only a pre-paid plan, at every top-up, you get 1000 text messages and 1 GB of mobile data. And it’s the last part that gets us all excited. Compared to other [...]

Starting over with OS X. Again….

Starting over with OS X. Again….

Here what I did with my macbook last weekend. First off, I had been trying out Nomadesk for quite a while. Nomadesk is not just an online-backup-solution. Nomadesk ensures you that your files are secure and always available to you. On your computer, on your phone or on the web (so that means on any [...]

Lightroom 3 Beta

Lightroom 3 Beta

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Beta 3

Looking for a Blackberry?

Looking for a Blackberry?

Looking to buy a blackberry? Here’s what you should know.

Really Simple Syndication

Really Simple Syndication

Or RSS. RSS (or RSS feeds) are a great way to gather data from all over the internet. Blogs, news sites, feeds based on keywords or tags, RSS brings it to you in 1 central place. Why you say? At first, I was following a number of blog (30 or so) and clicking through them [...]

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